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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Praying for Our Children

Do you spend time in prayer for your children? If not, are you willing to start? I think this is such a vital area in our lives as mothers. And I mean more than the regular things we pray day to day--the quick prayers for safety, health, restful sleep and the like. Do you get on your knees before God and pray for your children's spiritual growth, for them to remain pure, for them to not be lured and deceived by the world as they get older, for their future spouse, for certain areas of sin that they struggle with?

When I was a mother of fewer children, I kept a prayer journal I used every day. I had a section for each child (my husband was in there too), where I kept a picture of each child and wrote down different things I would pray for them for. I also wrote down scriptures that went along with those requests. I had about 30 different areas I would pray for and would pray a different one each day.

Here are some ideas of things to pray for our children:

for them to have good relationships with siblings and other family members

for them to honor their parents and not become rebellious

for their salvation

for them to feel loved and accepted (and to not desire acceptance from the wrong people)

protection from harm

having a hunger for the things of God

for them to follow after truth, and to reject lies and not be deceived

for them to be healthy

for them to take care of themselves

for them to enjoy and use the gifts God has given them

to have a desire to learn about the Lord and their schoolwork

for them to speak with kindness and encouragement to others

for them to be attracted to holiness and purity

for them to grow in faith

for them to seek wisdom and discernment

for them to not be overcome with sin and evil influences

for them to walk in repentance

for them to reject sexual immorality

for them to find a godly spouse

for them to forgive others

to avoid alcohol, drugs, and other addictions

to have the joy of the Lord

to have a sound and healthy mind

for them to be free of ungodly fear

for them to have humbleness of heart

and maybe you can think of more!

Prayer is another gift we can give to our children, and what better place can prayer come from than from the love of a mother's heart?My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. ~Psalm 5:3

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